By now, hopefully you’ve read my first column about selecting good garden site, incorporated lots of good compost and weeding it bare! But, even if you are still in the process of soil preparation, lets talk about what t

Thanks to the Record Searchlight for the excellent coverage of "the Redding City Hall sexcapades." All of you are to be applauded for your hard work and determination that led to the discovery of this black eye of politics at its lowest level.

By Record Searchlight staff The Department of Fish and Game will offer a big game hunting clinic for all skill levels from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and next Sunday at the Wilderness Unlimited RV Park near Williams. The clinic wi

In a Sunday article, Redding Mayor Mary Stegall is quoted as saying, "I haven't seen the public's concerns. I've seen the Record Searchlight's concerns." If it weren't for the Record Searchlight, the public would have no knowledge of the scandalous situation, which occurred at City Hall. I personally commend the

The 10 finalists for the 26th annual Record Searchlight/Exchange Club Scholar Athlete were chosen Friday.

Open house to launch monthlong campaign Record Searchlight staff An open house today at a new mental health community center in Redding kicks off Shasta County’s recognition of May as Mental Health Month.

Thanks to Jeff Gore for this Food for Thought forum news nugget he uncovered for us Tuesday about Redding’s only daily newspaper, and my former employer. Jeff shared a trade-journal excerpt that reported

I am concerned that Redding Mayor Mary Stegall thought that the City Hall "sex scandal" was created by the Record Searchlight.

This Washington Post series explores the causes and effects of the world's worst food crisis since the 1970s. A complex combination of poor harvests, competition with biofuels, higher energy prices, surging demand in China and India, and a blockage in global trade is driving up food prices worldwide. Some countr

For the record, it's not the Record Searchlight that's made City Hall the butt of salacious jokes. Rather, it was the disgraceful and disrespectful actions of a handful of city employees whose behavior apparently was condoned or winked at by...

People never fail to amuse me. Politicians are at the top of the list.Did you see today's (5/4/08) Record Searchlight article about the report recently filed by a couple of ethics experts on the sex scandal

If you enjoy Beth Maxey's stories on the Tehama page in the Friday Record Searchlight, you'll like reading her blog here. It's titled, "Old Musings," and she describes it as "Ramblings, revelations, rants and raves from a seeker of wisdom...

Did anyone notice anything a little odd or unusual about the front page of the Sports section in this past Saturday's Record Searchlight?Here. Let me give you a little help.

Next time you’re pushing a shopping cart in Shasta County through the grocery store or walking past a downtown Redding motel, chances are you’ll pass by at least one convicted felon on parole. Shasta County has the third highest number of parolees per capita in the state, behind only Yuba and Alp

I am a very active attorney in Shasta County and the recent Record Searchlight article reporting that I am only presently handling two cases in Shasta County is absurd. The article quoted Assistant District Attorney Dan Flynn as saying:

Record Searchlight readers have a new place to express their opinions

Credit today’s Food for Thought forums for bringing us this Chico News & Review story about Area 51  by Christy Lochrie. Dig a little deeper and you’ll notice she also wrote a

Note from Doni: Please join me in welcoming Mitsy Kyzywicki and her first gardening column, Get Up and Grow! Mitsy, a top-notch graphic artist and illustrator, is also is a wealth of information about plants and gardening. I trust you’ll find her as interesting and inspirational as I do. Enjoy.

Just in case anyone wants to know, here's where to find David Haerle these days: The

I have never met Dave Haerle, but apparently he is a complete nut jub and most definitely wears a toupe. Check out this comment he left on

Record Searchlight readers are invited to share their views on the latest news or topics of interest at reddingforums.com.

Gas prices and the wheezing economy might be affecting turnout for this year's Kool April Nites car show (see Thursday's Record Searchlight for more on this), but at least one out-of-town motorhead isn't fazed by sticker shock at the pump. In fact, if gas prices ever get so high that Carson City, Nev.'s Paul Redm

Gas prices and the wheezing economy might be affecting turnout for this year's Kool April Nites car show (see Thursday's Record Searchlight for more on this), but at least one out-of-town motorhead isn't fazed by sticker shock at the pump. In fact, if gas prices ever get so high that Carson City, Nev.'s Paul Redm

Record Searchlight reporter Ryan Sabalow won a first-place award in the Associated Press California-Nevada Newswriting and Photo contest for his 2007 investigative stories on the nearly revolving-doorlike conditions at the Shasta County jail in Redding.

Hi folks, well, looks like some of us could take some time today and update the Wikipedia page for the Record Searchlight. Some things that

Yup folks, apparently Tim Hearden thinks he is the Lone Ranger of Tehama County, and wants to remove all the frightening "fringe elements" up here in Redding.I had to laugh (again) as I was c

By Thom Gabrukiewicz, Columnist So despite the bloom, like an angry rose, of poison oak on my right shin, not much has put a damper on all things outdoors. Bees are buzzing, Anna's hummingbirds are flittering, the dogwoods are in bloom and a

(Note from Doni: Please meet Lauren Brooks, who’ll write a regular column especially for Food for Thought. Lauren and I met and became friends when we worked together at the Record Searchlight, where Lauren commuted to Redding from Chico to cover the Record Searchlight’s cops beat. She is a dedicated,

Bruce and I were each at our respective computers putting Food for Thought to bed when Bruce called to me from another room. (Open flooring seemed a good idea at one time.) He shouted that someone just e-mailed us an incredible piece of news.  “The Record Searchlight laid off its who

By Record Searchlight staff Soroptimist run benefits students RED BLUFF -- Soroptimist International of Red Bluff will present its eighth annual Spring Run on Saturday and proceeds will benefit scholarships for Tehama County students.

You know, I was going to play nice. Howeve

Yup, Monday's are usually a pathetic day for the Record Searchlight. Completely anticlimactic and boring. Why do they even bother? Maybe they should just take Monday's off? It's so obvious that all their energy

When I read Kelly Brewer's blog this morning about "Flour Power," I felt like it was the "good 'ol days" of the Record Searchlight editorial

By Thom Gabrukiewicz, Columnist This year marks 10 years of conservation efforts for the Shasta Land Trust. Let's party! And it just so happens I know where the shindig is; or more precisely, where the shindigs are -- 14 d

This is another blatant steal from Marc Beauchamp's blog today: "Is the Record Searchlight part of a dying br

More from a talk I gave last week to Sunrise Rotary: So what’s up with the local newspaper? Not so long ago newspapers were good businesses -- predictable, quasi-monopolies, relatively high barriers to entry. Newspaper stocks were for the portfolios...

This Third Place Wisenheimer Cartoon of the Week originally appeared in the Record Searchlight. OK, so there were only three entries, don’t rain on my parade.

Looks like Tim Stautberg, general manager of the Record Searchlight from 1997 to 1999, has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of the new newspaper and television company that is being created in a split with the network divisions. The Scripps release about the promotion is

Looks like Tim Stautberg, general manager of the Record Searchlight from 1997 to 1999, has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of the new newspaper and television company that is being created in a split with the network divisions. The Scripps release about the promotion is

American feelings about our invasion and occupation of Iraq run hot and run deep. The Record Searchlight has published several articles on the subject in March, the fifth anniversary of the invasion. There has been more reaction in print and in the online comments on these articles than any other subject. Though

If you happen to pick up Sunday’s Record Searchlight you will find the account of the “Cartoonist’s Summit” between Benita Epstein and Yours Truly in the Currents section. I swear, the Currents editor is on vacation so I smuggled this piece into the paper! I’m a tricky little guy. Be sure to c

I had to laugh, heartily, when I read this ridiculously stupid blog post by Tim Hearden yesterday. He's commenting

I enjoyed reading Kelly Brewer's blog yesterday called "Is there Life After Newspapers?" It seems t

If you missed our sports section today, this year's Record Searchlight Valuable Player on the girls' side is West Valley High School hoops phenom Tabytha Wampler, who registered 15.1 points and 9 rebounds per game in her senior season. As...

This year's Record Searchlight Valuable Player, Tabytha Wampler, scored lots of points in her West Valley High School basketball career.

First team -- G - Lauren Arrowsmith, Jr., Liberty

Mancasola controlled the game on both ends of the court as the field general for the section Division IV champs. The multi-talented Record Searchlight Valuable Player approached a triple-double three times this season. He scored 29 points with 10 rebounds and eight steals in a 59-45 win Dec. 11 over Liberty. He

By Thom Gabrukiewicz The third day into a weeklong backpacking adventure, I awoke to the smell of fresh-squeezed orange juice and cinnamon-infused French toast, with real maple syrup. And bacon, sizzling crispy goodness. My boots lay in the t

By Record Searchlight staff Public comments sought on salmon The public still has the opportunity to give comment on the three proposed ocean salmon fishing recommendations adopted recently by the Pacific Fisheries Management Council;

By Record Searchlight staff MT. SHASTA SKI PARK -- It's freeskiing's version of the Boom Boom Huck Jam. The ski park will host its annual Rail Jam competition beginning at 5 p.m. Friday. The final terrain park event of the year, the Ra